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BASC urges caution over possible changes to EU trade rules

BASC is advising members that the European Commission (EC) is considering changes to the EU rules that impact the trade of poultry eggs and birds from areas hit by Avian Influenza (AI). The EU may amend rules on surveillance requirements for imported poultry eggs and birds from Disease Control Zones, from a minimum of 90… Read more »

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College of Policing plans will enhance firearms licensing consistency

Proposed plans for firearms licensing officers to be annually accredited and assessed in England and Wales will enhance consistency across the licensing system, according to BASC. The proposal was publicly made by Andy Marsh, chief executive at the College of Policing, during a Home Affairs Committee policing priorities inquiry session earlier this month. In giving evidence… Read more »

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Netanyahu meets US envoy George Mitchell in London
London hosts Netanyahu-Mitchell meeting

By Alex Stevenson Middle Eastern peace hopes are focused on London today as Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu meets US envoy George Mitchell. The pair will hold talks in a hotel somewhere in the capital on the extent to which Israel is prepared to halt its settlements in the West Bank. Media reports have suggested… Read more »

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First results in from Afghan elections
First results reveal close Afghan contest

By politics.co.uk staff Incumbent Afghan president Hamid Karzai has a lead of just two points after the first results from last week’s elections were announced. Mr Karzai took 40.6 per cent of the first ten per cent of votes to foreign minister Abdullah Abdullah’s 38.6 per cent, the AFP news agency reported. Final results of… Read more »